Le Clot
Basic information
Sample name: Le Clot

Reference: B. Marandat, S. Adnet, L. Marivaux, A. Martinez, M. Vianey-Liaud, and R. Tabuce. 2012. A new mammalian fauna from the earliest Eocene (Ilerdian) of the Corbières (Southern France): palaeobiogeographical implications. Swiss Journal of Geosciences 105:417-434 [ER 3924]
Geography
Country: France

State: Occitania

County: Corbières

Coordinate: 43.012192° N, 2.695092° E
Latlng basis: based on nearby landmark

Time interval: Early Eocene

Zone: MP7

Age basis: zone

Geography comments: The specific location of the site is very poorly described, therefore coordinates are based upon the "Clot de Pecaut" ravine NW of Albas
The site has been correlated with the earliest Eocene (MP7)

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Environment
Lithology: marl

Taphonomic context: lagoon deposit

Habitat comments: "grey/white marls" situated 300m above the first marine level of the Ilerdian
Paleoenvironmental/taphonomic information is poorly described. Possibly "Lagoonal and/or marine?"

Methods
Life forms: rodents, other small mammals

Sampling methods: screenwash

Sample size: 58 specimens

Sampled by: A. Martinez

Net or trap nights: 0

kg screened: 600

Basal area status: not applicable

Sampling comments: ~600 kg of sediment was screenwashed
Precise methods are not described

Metadata
Sample no: 4325

Contributor no: Jack Nesbitt

Enterer: Jack Nesbitt

Modifier no: John Alroy

Created: 2023-07-06 15:34:03

Modified: 2025-09-02 06:18:24

Abundance distribution
Each square represents a species. Square sizes are proportional to counts. Values are logged.
Statistics
5 species
1 singleton
total count 58
geometric series index: 7.8
Fisher's α: 1.312
geometric series k: 0.5081
Hurlbert's PIE: 0.3721
Shannon's H: 0.8158
Good's u: 0.9828
Register
Ectypodus riansensis 4
questionably assigned
Corbarimys hottingeri 45
Paramyidae indet.1
†Paschatherium plaziati 5
Lessnessina praecipuus 3